Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-10
THE NEWS OF mANCHEsTER.
Mr. Needham's Meetings Closed
Other Items of Interest.
The following summarizes the news
Of our sister city Of Manchester

The following summarizes the news
Of our sister city Of Manchester
Mr.. Needhsm cloeod his evangelistlc labors
al the Central church Sunday night, when ne
preached an Carncet discourse on the text.
why sit VIC here until VIC die7" wonder
fnl spirit q revival pervaded the audience aud
maly inquireTs presented themselves at the
sior quite number OF conversions were
reported. At the afternoon service for men In
the warehouse Mr.. Needham's subject wGs
"1hc Judgment" He said some very plain
things and his discourse was very Effective. A
large number Of men came forward 70 be con-
yersod with. and many Of them decided 20 be-
come Christians. At the close OF Mr.. Need
hams sermon Mr.. 7. l.. Smith, Of New lorS.
who has been evangelizing In North Carolina
for some weeks past, sang with fine effect the
"Threo Gala" lie also sang several solos n,
the Central church. MIR. Needham preached
at no Presbyterian church in the morning,
and In the afternoon br. Thornhill conducted
O ladies' meeting at the Baptist church. Alto
gcther IL was a most successful saboath's WORT
fEOrts we're made 10 Keep Mr.. Necdham Tor
aTotheT week. but he IL engaged for S'auntOn
his departure IN generally regretted. Ihere
have been many fruits Of his work here. and
tho results viii abide. IL il hOped that he viii
visit our city again.
Under the bill which passed the Senate yes
teTdey prescribing the times fOT holding TIE
courts IN tho Second cJudge b. 4. llancocksi
judicial circuit the courts will he held "a fol-
lows: ninwiddie, March 2lst aud Septens er
sist: Nottoway, March 30th and September
Goth; brunswick. April 10Th and October ION;
Greensyille, April 20ih and October 2)th; Sus-
sex, April Both and October 30th: Prince
George, May 7th and NOvHmber IN; Chester
field, May 18th and November 18TH; Peters.
burg, the 9TH Of February, June, and Deem
ber
To-day the 10th is registration day h6rc,
and all who need 20 be registered should no.
fail 70 do so. The only officers 20 be elected
IN May are councilman from each ward.
Those whose terms expire the 1st Of July are :
First Ward. b. A. FaucOnor; Second, J. x.
Fcrdue; Third, John Perry; Fourth, james i.
Bradley. No new candidates have rs yet nm
nounced thomselves. Al the ward-meeting 10
nominate councilmcn members or the city
Democratic Committee will also bc elected
three from each waid.
The boy arrested Friday charged with having
In HE possession COW supposed 20 have been
stolen yesterday gave the name OF Thomas
Green-entirely different from either Of the
two given before. The COW has been Identified
a. belonging 10 n colored man who lives beyond
Granite The youth will bc tried in the county.
Rev William a. Campbell will preach at tho
Presbyterian church on The hist Sunday In
June and declare the pulpit OF that church
vacant. The congregation viii then call pas-
tor 20 succeed Rev. r. z. Epes, who goes 10
Woodstock, Shenandoah county.
The nnnl examinations in the public schools
commence tomorrow. The session. which is
only eight months, will close on Friday the
20ih.
Five persons Joined the Baptist church Sun
day morning ard one was reinstated. Five
we're baptized sunday night.
Miss lila Mayo, wIOhas been visiting friends
in IOwhalan county, returned homo yesterday
morning.